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1. Digestion involves ingestion, digestion, absorption, assimilation, and egestion. During digestion, food is broken down into smaller molecules that can be absorbed and used by the body. 2. There are two main types of nutrition: autotrophic and heterotrophic. Autotrophs such as plants can produce their own food through photosynthesis. Heterotrophs obtain nutrients by consuming other organisms. 3. Heterotrophic nutrition includes holozoic, saprophytic, and parasitic nutrition. Holozoic organisms ingest a
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- Kriztle de los Reyes
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- EN